What is the status quo of #FTF in #Indonesia? In this report @tanyamehra.bsky.social, Merlina Herbach & Iwa Maulana explore some of the legal, institutional & evidentiary challenges, while providing an overview of the opportunities for Indonesia. ➡️ buff.ly/MYvJk7B w/ Center for Detention Studies

What is the status quo of #FTF in #Indonesia? In this report @tanyamehra.bsky.social, Merlina Herbach & Iwa Maulana from CDSIndonesia explore some of the legal, institutional & evidentiary challenges, while providing an overview of the opportunities for Indonesia. Read more here ➡️ buff.ly/MYvJk7B

ICCT received a delegation of North Macedonia to discuss & exchange practices in countering #terrorism & #violentextremism. Topics discussed include the #FTFKH, criminal justice responses to female returnees & the evaluation of TCO regulation. @tmcasser.bsky.social CILC @tanyamehra.bsky.social

How do right-wing #extremists gain access to weapons? Annelies Pauwels of the Vlaams Vredesinstituut and Merlina Herbach analyse 118 cases, exploring the methods used by #RWE groups to access weapons. Finally, they analyse the legal implications in the #EU. ➡️ buff.ly/40t3LSI

Following the fall of Assad's regime, what is the current status of detainees in camps and prisons in northeast #Syria? Letta Tayler explores the conditions of the camps & suggests repatriation as a way for rehabilitation, reintegration & prosecution. ➡️

How did the #InternationalLegion evolve from 2022 to 2025? What challenges has it faced? In this report, Kacper Rekawek et al. delve into the changes - or the lack of thereof - in the reality on the ground for the foreign fighters in #Ukraine. ➡️

Is #Nigeria setting a precedent? In this analysis, Adejoké Babington-Ashaye, @tanyamehra.bsky.social & Matthew Odu Una explore ​the prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) as terrorist offenses committed by groups like #BokoHaram. ➡️ buff.ly/41j15ry

Buitenlandse inmenging, een oorlog op ons continent en een dreigende handelsoorlog: Europa staat onder druk. Paul van Liempt praat erover met HCSS expert Gerben Bakker en hoogleraar Theresa Kuhn, in podcast De Strateeg op BNR.

Stockholm district court convicts woman for genocide, crime against humanity and war crimes against Yezidi women and children in Syria. Sentenced to 12 years in prison.

📢 New updates on the #FTF Knowledge Hub! Developed with @tmcasser.bsky.social, it includes recent developments on states' responses to #ForeignFighters. It continues to be an essential tool for #CounterTerrorism #SecurityPolicy, combining data from 32 states. Read more here ➡️ buff.ly/3EuvTgX

Iraq puts an end date on its repatriations from Syria: "Iraq to repatriate all IS-linked nationals from Syria's al-Hol camp by 2027" www.newarab.com/news/iraq-re...

An excellent op-ed that indeed raises the question whether we need and should define this type of violence as terrorism. The risk of over reach should not be underestimated.

well this decision hardly comes as a surprise. Iraq has taken on the immense task of repatriating their citizens. SDF had already announced that Syrian nationals could on voluntary basis return home. In both cases, the support of int humanitarian NGOs are essential which may now be jeopardised.

Excited that my piece got published at @lawfare.bsky.social on antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Netherlands and why it should not be framed as terrorism www.lawfaremedia.org/article/divi...

While HTS as de-facto government could indeed accept the jurisdiction of ICC, to achieve justice in Syria a multi-layered and multi-faceted approach is needed, not just crimes committed by the Assad regime, but also crimes committed by ISIS, HTS and other rebel groups.

An important letter has been signed onto by 76 organizations opposing the impending US sanctions against the ICC. www.washingtonicc.org/2025-open-le...

The 18th batch of ISIS families will arrive in Mosul in days, coming from the Al-Hol camp in Syria, comprising 159 families. First transfer under the new administration in Syria. shafaq.com/en/Iraq/Over...

Out with old, in with the new! Looking forward to engaging, learning and sharing stuff related to (countering) terrorism, violent extremism, rule of law and human rights.